四川省眉山市2019-2022三年高二上学期英语期末试卷汇编：阅读理解专题（含答案）
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四川省眉山市2019-2022三年高二上学期英语期末试卷汇编
阅读理解专题
四川省眉山市2021-2022学年高二上学期期末英语试题
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
A gap year is a year between leaving school and starting university. The excitement of taking a gap year is that you can design it so that you get the most out of it. Whether you want to explore new parts of the world, to learn a new skill, to volunteer or to earn money abroad, Oyster has plenty of gap year programs for you to choose from. An Oyster gap year is surely to be exciting, adventurous and very rewarding.
1-52 WEEKS
Horsemanship course with paid work
AUSTRALIA
This is a unique experience with horses found nowhere else. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for those crazy about horses. Receive a high level of teaching from our very experienced team, who will set you up with a professional, paid job in the Australian horse industry.
1-4 WEEKS
Diving to fight plastic pollution in Barcelona
SPAIN
Help clean up our oceans and learn to dive on a beautiful beach in Barcelona. Spend your days searching for plastic waste and old fishing nets, analyse your ‘catch’, and then wave goodbye as it makes its way off for recycling.
2-3 WEEKS
Online volunteering with elephants in Sri Lanka
SRI LANKA
Supporting a much-admired protection charity in Sri Lanka, you will be working from home to help it continue its essential protection efforts. Travel virtually(虚拟地) to the faraway wilderness, help with wildlife protection, and develop your skills with the most flexibility.
1-12 WEEKS
Food waste reduction volunteering in Portugal
PORTUGAL
A shocking 33% of food that is produced worldwide each year goes to waste. This project aims to deal with food waste by collecting unused food from supermarkets and restaurants—and giving it away to some of the poorest people within Lisbon
21. Whom are Oyster’s gap year programs mainly aimed at
A. Teachers. B. Workers. C. Students. D. Businessmen.
22. Which place best suits people who care about environmental problems
A. AUSTRALIA. B. SRI LANKA.
C. SPAIN. D. PORTUGAL.
23. What is the biggest advantage of Online volunteering with elephants in Sri Lanka
A. It is adventurous B. It is flexible
C. It is exciting D. It is faraway.
B
College wasn’t in the cards for Blount when she graduated from high school in 1976. Her parents encouraged her to take some training courses and become an X-ray technician (技师), saying it would be a steady career. They were right, she said, though she felt she would have made a good P. E. teacher, too. But before she decided to become an X-ray tech, she discussed the possibility of college with a adviser, who suggested Reinhardt University in Georgia. “Reinhardt was always in the back of my mind.” she said.
At age 33 Blount met her husband, Ben. He loved golf, so she picked it up as a hobby. But Blount soon became addicted to the game. Golf became part of her weekly routine.
Years later, her husband and her father died within a few months. She moved to Colorado to teach skiing full-time. But she found herself aimless and a little bit lost. Then one day, she came across a yearbook from Reinhardt University-another sign “calling to Reinhardt,” she said. Meanwhile, her golf game was getting boring. She asked a young caddie(球童) at her club where he played. Reinhardt University, he told her. “There it is again,” Blount thought.
The idea of starting school at 62 was challenging. But “the golf was calling,” she said, so after meeting with a Reinhardt coach and showing off her skills, she devoted herself to starting over as a college freshman.
She’s been with the team now for a year. Blount said she’s just grateful for the opportunity-one she earned with skill and determination. “I’m getting to live the dream,” she said. “I look around here and I can’t believe I get to do it.”
24. What does the underlined clause “College wasn’t in the cards for Blount” in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A. Blount wasn’t willing to go to college
B. Blount wasn’t old enough to go to college.
C. Blount wasn’t likely to go to college.
D. Blount wasn’t hard-working enough to go to college.
25. What can we learn about Blount after both her husband and her dad died
A. She moved back to her mom’s. B. She felt her life having no direction.
C. She made friends with a caddie. D. She received a call from Reinhardt
26. What is Blount now
A. A. P. E. teacher B. A college athlete.
C. A skiing coach. D. An X-ray tech.
27. What message does the author seem to communicate in the text
A. Sport is necessary for people’s health.
B. Teenagers had better follow their parents’ advice.
C. People need to recover from the loss of loved ones.
D. Everyone can seize the chance to realize his dream.
C
In the early years of America, the average mother had eight to ten children. Living conditions were hard. Many children died at an early age. Families needed a lot of help on the farm. So it was good to have many children.
But over the years birth rate(比率) fell. Families began to have fewer and fewer children. By 1900, the average woman had only three or four children. In 1936, during the Great Depression, the average American mother gave birth to only two children.
Things changed after World War Two. Suddenly, it seemed like every family started having babies. Parents were hopeful about the future. People felt the need for a family and security after the long, difficult years of the war. From 1950 to 1960, the number of children between the ages of five and 14 increased by more than ten million.
Many of the new parents moved to homes in the new suburbs. Usually a developer would buy land, then clear it, level it and build houses on it. Young families would buy the houses with money that they borrowed from local banks.
Life there was different. Families moving in found that their new friends were happy to help them get started. When little Bobby outgrew his clothes, his mother gave them to little Billy across the street. People felt safe enough to leave their doors unlocked.
Parents did everything they could to make life good for their children. Between 1950 and 1960, the number of boys playing on baseball teams increased from less than one million to almost six million. The number of Girl Scouts(童子军) increased by two million.
Bicycle sales doubled. And it wasn’t just two-wheeled transportation that experienced an increase after the war.
28. How did the birth rate change in America according to the passage
A. It first fell and then rose. B. It first rose and then fell.
C. It rose slowly all the time. D. It remained the same.
29. What does “a developer” in Paragraph 4 refer to
A. A person who works in the local banks.
B. A person who moves from cities to the suburbs.
C. A person who designs and creates new products.
D. A person who builds and sells houses to make money.
30. Which of the following best describes life in the new suburbs
A. Stressful. B. Simple. C. Easy. D. Harmonious.
31. What will probably be talked about following the last paragraph
A. The increase in car production and sales.
B. The improvement in children’s education.
C. The changes in American population.
D. The flow of the suburban population.
D
In the heart of Melbourne, Australia, lies a three-story model house, which could be the home of the future. Made totally from organic materials and run on renewable energy, the building, known as “The Greenhouse,” is completely zero waste. It was designedby zero waste advocate Joost Bakker, as part of his Future Food System housing experiment.
“The greenhouse is inspired by nature—it’s an ecosystem where nothing is wasted,” Bakker says. Organic waste is fed into a biodigester where it ferments(发酵) and is turned into gas for cooking or fertilizer for plants; rainwater is collected and used for irrigation and an aquaponics(共生) system.
The design of the house is topsy-turvy, says Bakker, with the roof as the foundation, loaded with 35 tons of soil. That helps hold the building in place, he says, and provides fertile ground for plants—more than 200 plant species grow on the roof terrace(平台), as well as insects, snails, fish and chickens.
Through the Greenhouse project, Bakker wanted to prove that he could feed a family with his self-supporting house design. “I think we’ve proved that it’s actually much more productive than even I had imagined,” he says. “We’ve gathered 35 kilos of potatoes from a square meter.”
He hopes the example will offer a blueprint to future homes and a practicable alternative to the current food system, which is responsible for more than a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Creating a circular system could also help to really reduce food waste, of which there is 1. 3 billion tons a year, costing the global economy 940 billion.
32. What is the biggest selling points of the “The Greenhouse”
A. It lies in the city center. B. It generates no waste.
C. It has a reasonable price. D. It was designed by Bakker.
33 What does the underlined word “topsy-turvy” in Paragraph 3 mean
A. Here and there. B. Inside out.
C. Up and down. D. Upside down
34. Why did Bakker mention “35 kilos of potatoes” in Paragraph 4
A. To prove the design fruitful. B. To show off his planting skills.
C. To make his crop known. D. To treat us to potatoes.
35. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. The effect of “The Greenhouse”
B. The popularity of “The Greenhouse”
C. Joost Bakker, the designer of “The Greenhouse”
D. The home of the future, “The Green house”
四川省眉山市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Chicago Botanic Garden
Events
Midwest Fruit Explorers
March 31-April 10, 1-4 pm
The Midwest Fruit Explorers presents this hands-on workshop with step-by-step instructions on how to grow fruit trees.
Midwest Daffodil Society Show
April 22-28, 10 am-4:30 pm
The Midwest Daffodil Society Show features hundreds of daffodils on display that will be judged by the society. The show includes floral(花卉的) design and photography competitions.
Ikebana International Show
May 11-19, 9 am-3: 30 pm (Saturday & Sunday only)
The Ikebana International Society presents an exhibition of traditional Japanese flower arranging.
Gardeners of the North Shore Show & Sale
The Gardeners of the North Shore host this annual show.
June 27-30, 9 am-4:30 pm
This show includes a judged exhibition with more than 500 entries of anything a home gardener can grow, including flowers, vegetables, herbs, and houseplants.
Service animals
Service animals are welcome. No pets please.
Electronic Convenience Vehicles(ECVs)
They are available for rent in the Visitor Center on an unreserved, first-come-first-served basis. The following fees apply: members: $15, 1 nonmembers $20. ECVs will not be rented for indoor use.
Wheelchairs
Wheelchairs are available free at the Information Desk in the Visitor Center.
Daily Hours: 8 am-7 pm
Garden View Cafe: 8 am-4 pm
Garden Shop: 10 am-4 pm
21. What can you do at Midwest Fruit Explorers
A. Design flower patterns.
B. Learn about fruit tree planting.
C. Take part in its photography competition.
D. Buy some fruit at a good price.
22. At which show can you enjoy traditional Japanese flowers
A. Midwest Fruit Explorers.
B. Midwest Daffodil Society Show.
C. Ikebana International Show.
D. Gardeners of the North Shore Show Sale.
23. What service can visitors enjoy in the garden
A. They can rent ECVs for indoor use.
B. They can visit the garden with their pets.
C. They can have free coffee from 8 am to 4 pm.
D. They can use free wheelchairs if they need to.
B
I was born with bad eyesight. At high school I couldn’t read the blackboard. By the time I got to the university of Bath to study Chemistry it had got to the point where I couldn’t really see images at all, only the difference between light and dark. And a few years later, once I was in the first year of my PhD, I was almost completely blind.
But climbing is my great passion. I started climbing when I was young. My dad taught me everything about climbing. When I was 11, I led my first climbing route outside. People are usually amazed when they discover that not only do I climb, but I also lead climbs.
At university I joined the Mountaineering Club and was able to climb much more frequently. We had regular trips to indoor walls and weekends away outdoors. I developed a great circle of climbing friends and went on several trips to Europe. After these I started Alpine climbing and ice climbing, too.
When my sight dropped to a level where I could no longer read, I thought I might have to give up leading. But I never thought I would stop climbing. I just learnt to adapt with the support of my friends.
People often ask me, “Why rock climbing It doesn’t seem like a good activity for a blind person.”
But when I think about the danger, crossing the road is far more dangerous, and also, it’s something where I’m not in control.
It’s quite possible that I wouldn’t be such a good climber if I weren’t blind. If I didn’t have these challenges, it wouldn’t focus me. That determination is built through my disability.
When I reach the top of a climb, I don’t get to appreciate the view, but the feeling of achievement is extremely good.
Climbing is a way to prove my way of thinking in life — which is that I’m not disabled, I’ m blind and able.
24. When the author went to university, he .
A. couldn’t read the blackboard B. couldn’t figure out light and dark
C. nearly couldn’t see images D. was almost blind
25. What did the author do when he couldn’t read
A. He thought about quitting climbing.
B. He learnt to adapt with others’ help.
C. He continued leading climbs.
D. He went on several trips to Europe.
26. What can we learn from the passage
A. The author started climbing at the age of 11.
B. The author began ice climbing when he got his PhD.
C. The author is afraid of crossing the road.
D. The author views blindness in a positive way.
27. Which can best express the main idea of this passage
A. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
B. All things are difficult before they are easy.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. The eye is blind if the mind is absent.
C
When homework and tests keep you up late at night, you may plan to make up for your lost sleep during the weekends. But is it useful
A study published in the journal Current Biology shows that the habit of sleeping in on weekends doesn’t fix the damage that has been done by a lack of sleep during the week. Even worse, it may damage your health.
In the study, which was conducted over 10 days, 36 healthy young men and women with different sleep requirements were divided into three groups. The first group were asked to sleep nine hours a night and the second group five hours a night. The members of the third group slept for five hours on weekdays but rested as long as they wanted on the weekend.
The researchers found that people who lacked sleep ate more snacks and gained weight quickly. However, this wasn’t the case for the first group.
That could be partially due to the shifting of the biological clock and changes to certain body hormones, especially hunger hormones. In order to catch up on their sleep during weekends, people in the third group would eat later as a habit. So their biological clocks shifted, which also changed the production of hunger hormones.
“The hormone leptin(瘦素) decreases appetite(胃口), while the hormone ghrelin(饿素) increases appetite,” explained US researcher Vsevolod Polotsky. “Sleep shortage causes leptin to drop and ghrelin to rise, so you’re hungry and eat more.”
And even if they tried to sleep for as long as they wanted to during weekends, according to researchers, it was still not enough because they found it difficult to fall asleep.
Moreover, short and insufficient sleep schedules will lead to an inability to change blood sugar and increase the risk of metabolic(新陈代谢) disease in the long term.
28. Which of the following is true about the study
A. Participants were divided into two groups.
B. Researchers studied 36 children and adults.
C. It lasted for more than two weeks.
D. Each group follow different sleep requirements.
29. What does the underlined word “shifting” in Paragraph 5 probably mean
A. increasing B. lacking C. changing D. shortening
30. Why may people without enough sleep eat more
A. They need to create more energy.
B. There is less leptin in their bodies.
C. They have a lower blood sugar.
D. Their bodies produce less hormones.
31. What can be a suitable title for this passage
A. Appetite Affects our Sleep Quality
B. Sleeping in Causes Weight Loss
C. Catching up on Sleep Harms Our Body
D. Men and Women Sleep Differently
D
In the distant past, our ancestors relied on stars to guide them on a clear night. Today, we have navigational(导航的)systems to help us find our way, the latest of which is the Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS).
The BDS is entirely built by Chinese engineers. With the launch of the last satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on June 23, the global network of 59 satellites has been completed. On July 31, Beidou started providing services covering our whole planet.
It’s difficult to imagine the great influence those satellites have on our daily lives. When you unlock one of Hellobike’s bicycles, you are using the BDS. “The intelligent lock on each bike receives Beidou satellite signals and sends positioning information to the data center which will help collect big data on the bikes and predict users’ riding needs in advance according to the data,” Chu Yiqun, a manager of Hellobike mentioned. Users can also find shared bikes more accurately(精确地) thanks to Beidou’s global positioning accuracy of 2.34 meters.
Beidou adopts a unique two-way communication system, including its ability to receive messages sent by people from areas with poor communication signals. Obviously this function isn’t designed for users to chat online. Instead, it plays a role when disasters occur and communications are blocked.
After the Wenchuan Earthquake in 2008, all ground-based communication facilities were interrupted. Though the first generation of Beidou could only send 120 characters in a single message at that time, communication between affected areas and rescue(救援) centers was successful. Now, Beidou’s messaging ability has been increased to 1, 200 Chinese characters in a single message. It is widely used in disaster alarms, automatic identification and information release.
As Sun Jiadong, former chief designer of the BDS said: “The application(应用) of Beidou is only limited by imagination.”
32. What can we learn about the BDS from the passage
A. It was developed by Chinese and American engineers.
B. It works better on clear nights.
C. Its last satellite was launched on July 31.
D. It’s able to provide global coverage for navigation.
33. Why does the author mention Hellobike in Paragraph 3
A. To stress the excellent positioning ability of the BDS.
B. To show how the BDS makes people’s daily lives easier.
C. To present the advantages and disadvantages of the BDS.
D. To explain how the BDS works.
34. What is Beidou’s two-way communication system designed for
A. To help people when communication signals are poor.
B. To make users’ daily communication more fun.
C. To allow users to chat online more freely.
D. To collect data from users for the data center.
35. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean
A. Beidou may be more helpful than we know.
B. Beidou inspires users’ imagination.
C. Beidou needs to be further improved.
D. Beidou is limited in application.
四川省眉山市2019-2020学年高二上学期期末英语试题
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和 D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Tutors Wanted: Math/ Science/Humanities +Test Prep
Job Posted: 2 days ago Wage: $27-30 per hour Job Type: Part time Schedule: Afternoons, evenings, weekdays, weekends Job Description:
We’re looking for tutors to join us before the next school year starts.
Our ideal candidate (候选人) will be able to assist middle and high school students with test preparation and academic work in math, science and or humanities.
We’ll pay for your training before this fall and can also offer flexible summer tutoring opportunities .
Once our fall semester starts on August 21, we’ll have even higher demand for tutoring sessions on Sundays from 12－8 pm as well as from 3－9 pm Monday－Thursday.
What we offer:
Flexible scheduling. Tutors work from 15 to 30+hours per week depending on availability and student demand.
Free Sunday dinners during the academic year.
Health insurance reimbursement(报销) for staff working over 30 hours per week.
We are five minutes’ walking distance from the Menlo Park Caltrain station.
Applicants must:
Be able to show mastery of the subjects they tutor.
Be willing to tutor students through the full academic year.
Application instructions:
Email us your resume.
Tell us why you want to join Academic trainers and describe your experience of tutoring students (if you have any).
Tell us which of the subjects you are able to tutor—Mathematics, Sciences, Humanities, or Foreign Language.
21. Which period of time needs the most tutors during the academic year
A. Sunday afternoons and evenings. B. Weekday mornings.
C. Friday afternoons and evenings. D. Saturday and Sunday mornings.
22. A tutor who works more than 30 hours per week can enjoy _________.
A. free job training while working
B. free lunches and dinners during the academic year
C. health insurance reimbursement
D. a house near Menlo Park Caltratrain station
23. According to the text, the ideal candidate _________.
A. will work every evening throughout the academic year
B. is good at one of the academic subjects mentioned
C. has the opportunity to become a full-time tutor
D. must have previous tutoring experience
B
Scientific research depends on far-sighted people who can think outside the box. Such research is key to our understanding of the universe, the development of physical science, and our ability to enjoy world-changing technology products.
One such far-sighted people is John B. Goodenough, now 97, who developed the lithium-ion battery (锂离子电池) in the 1970s. Now, decades after his important breakthrough, Goodenough enters history as the winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry of 2019. He shares the award with Akira Yoshino, 71, and M Stanley Whittingham, 77, who co-created the battery with Goodenough at the University of Oxford.
“Through their work, they have created the right conditions for wireless and fossil fuel-free society, and brought the greatest benefit to humankind,” said the Nobel Foundation.
Yet despite this rechargeable battery benefiting billions of people around the world every day, we too often take science for granted.
Indeed, the Nobel Committee — and even Goodenough himself — hadn’t seemed to appreciate the impact his research would have on future generation. “At the time we developed the battery, it was just something to do,” Goodenough told the Times Newspaper earlier this year. “I didn’t know what electrical engineers would do with the battery. I really didn’t anticipate cellphones, camera and everything else.”
As many have agreed — and Goodenough shows — the science of today is the technology of tomorrow. Goodenough’s invention is evidence of imagination being put to work for the greater good. For that, his research is good enough at last.
24. Why does Goodenough enter history
A. Because he is the oldest man in the world.
B. Because he is a famous scientist.
C. Because he has won the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
D. Because he worked with other scientists.
25. The underlined word “anticipate” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. show B. instruct C. expect D. invent
26. What can we learn from the text
A. Goodenough’s invention has benefited human beings a lot.
B. Most people don’t take science for granted.
C. Goodenough discovered the lithium-ion battery in the1970s.
D. The Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2019 is awarded to Goodenough alone.
27. What would this passage most probably be
A. story. B. An advertisement. C. A biography. D. A news report.
C
In this digital age, people measure their popularity by the number of likes and followers they get on social media. But as it turns out, people are happiest when their friends are high quality — not high quantity.
Scientists from the University of Leeds, UK, studied data from two online surveys of nearly 1,500 people. Those who took the survey gave details about their age, social interactions, and how satisfied they were with their social lives. The researchers found that those who had a small number of close friends generally tended to be happier than those who had a large number of superficial (关系浅表的) friends.
“Loneliness has less to do with the number of friends you have, and more to do with how you feel about your friends,” said Wandi Bruine de Bruin, one of the researchers.
Bruine de Bruin found that older people tended to have smaller social circles than young people, but the people in these circles tended to be closer to them.
Younger people, on the other hand, tended to have bigger circles that were made up of “peripheral (次要的) others” — people who are not true friends, but just people they know. These people had no influence on the happiness of the younger surveyed.
The results of the study show that the prejudice society has about old people being sad and lonely might not be accurate.
“The research shows that older adults’ smaller networks didn’t undermine (破坏) social satisfaction and well-being. In fact, older adults tend to report better well-being than younger adults,” said Bruine de Bruin.
28. According to the study, people are likely to be happier when they .
A. have a lot of followers on social media
B. are satisfied with their work and lives
C. make friends with people who are older
D. have a small circle of people who understand them well
29. What do we know from Paragraphs 4 and 5
A. Older people’s friends seem to be of higher quality.
B. Young people don't need to make peripheral friends.
C. Older people's happiness has nothing to do with their friends.
D. Both old and young people find it hard to make close friends.
30. Which word might Bruine de Bruin use to describe older adults
A. Superficial. B. Happy.
C. Lonely. D. Sad.
31. What is the main topic of the passage
A. Different types of friends.
B. Changes in people's happiness levels.
C. The relationship between happiness and number of friends.
D. Interactions between old and young people.
D
The world’s top automakers are increasingly offering more electric vehicle models. This growth is expected to continue, with more people choosing to hit the road with clean-running electric cars.
Environmentalists have praised the automakers for taking major steps to limit harmful pollutants linked to worldwide climate change. But electric vehicles are also known for not producing another kind of pollution — noise. They run on batteries instead of fuel, and can operate in silence.
While many people might consider this a good thing, quiet cars can also cause problems. The main danger is that people around electric vehicles face a greater risk of being hit if they cannot hear the cars coming.
Governments in the United States and Europe have recognized this problem. So, they have set requirements for manufacturers to add warning sounds to electric vehicles.
The U.S.Department of Transportation finalized its rules a year ago. The rules require electric and hybrid (混和能源) vehicles to be equipped with some warning sounds when moving at speeds up to 30 kilometers per hour. The rules are aimed at preventing injuries among people walking or riding bicycles and to protect the blind.
So what kinds of sounds can we expect to hear from the next generation of electric vehicles One of the easiest solutions would be for carmakers to reproduce the sound a traditional car running on fuel. But many industry officials believe this would be a mistake. They say this would not support the electric vehicle’s true identity.
Frank Welsch, the head of technical development at Volkswagen, said that finding the perfect sound mix is not an easy process. He said. “It cannot be too annoying. It cannot sound like anything we had in the past.”
An official from Mercedes-Benz said the sound was designed to provide a safe warning without annoying passengers inside the vehicle. He said the goal was to create a car that remains completely quiet inside.
It might seem strange to think that part of our automotive future is currently being developed in the same kinds of recording studios used by musicians. But that is exactly what is happening.
32. What’s the main advantages of the electric cars over the traditional cars
A. Fast and clean.
B. Smart and modern.
C. Inexpensive and fashionable.
D. Limited pollution and no noise.
33. What’s the author’s purpose to write the first two paragraphs
A. To provide some facts about electric cars.
B. To introduce the topic of the passage.
C. To list the advantages of automobiles.
D. To stress the importance of saving energy.
34. Sounds are added to electric cars to _________.
A. limit pollutants
B. prevent injuries
C. increase sales
D. make cars smarter
35. What would be the best title for the passage
A. Electric Cars Need Creative Sounds to Replace Engine Noise.
B. Electric Car Sounds Promote Sales to a Large Degree.
C. Recording Studios Will Create Sounds for All Electric cars.
D. Governments Call on People to Design Electric Car Sounds.
参考答案
四川省眉山市2021-2022学年高二上学期期末英语试题
【答案】21. C 22. C 23. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了Oyster在间隔年所提供的一些项目。
【21题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“A gap year is a year between leaving school and starting university.(间隔年是指离开高中和进入大学之间的一年)”可知，间隔年是为高中毕业生所设计的。再结合下文“Whether you want to explore new parts of the world, to learn a new skill, to volunteer or to earn money abroad, Oyster has plenty of gap year programs for you to choose from.(无论你是想探索世界的新地方、学习一项新技能、做志愿者还是在国外赚钱，Oyster都有大量的间隔年项目供你选择)”可知，Oyster是在间歇年提供项目的。由此推知，Oyster主要受众群体是高中毕业生。故选C。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据SPAIN段落中“Help clean up our oceans and learn to dive on a beautiful beach in Barcelona. Spend your days searching for plastic waste and old fishing nets, analyse your ‘catch’, and then wave goodbye as it makes its way off for recycling.(帮助清理我们的海洋，在巴塞罗那美丽的海滩上学习潜水。把你的时间花在寻找塑料垃圾和旧渔网上，分析你的“捕获物”，然后挥手告别，它将被回收利用)”可知，在西班牙巴塞罗那的活动是在学习潜水的同时，还打捞海洋垃圾，即进行环保活动。故选C。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据SRI LANKA段落中“Travel virtually to the faraway wilderness, help with wildlife protection, and develop your skills with the most flexibility.(虚拟去遥远的荒野旅行，帮助保护野生动物，并以最灵活的方式发展你的技能)”可知，在SRI LANKA的行程中最大的优点就是其灵活性。故选B。
【答案】24. C 25. B 26. B 27. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。主要通过Blount的故事告诉我们每个人都能抓住机会实现梦想。
【24题详解】
词义猜测题。由第一段“Her parents encouraged her to take some training courses and become an X-ray technician (技师), saying it would be a steady career.”（她的父母鼓励她参加一些培训课程，成为一名X光技师，称这将是一个稳定的职业）可知，Blount父母不鼓励她上大学。由此可知，划线句子意为：她不太可能上大学。故选C项。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。由第三段“But she found herself aimless and a little bit lost.”（但她发现自己漫无目的，有些迷茫）可知，丈夫和父亲都死后她的生活失去了方向。故选B项。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。由第四段“so after meeting with a Reinhardt coach and showing off her skills, she devoted herself to starting over as a college freshman.”（因此，在与莱因哈特教练会面并展示了自己的技能后，她全身心地投入到大学新生的生活中）和第五段的“She’s been with the team now for a year.（她已经加入球队一年了）”可知，她上了理想的大学，成为了大学里的一名运动员。故选B项。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。由尾段“Blount said she’s just grateful for the opportunity-one she earned with skill and determination. ‘I’m getting to live the dream,’ she said. ‘I look around here and I can’t believe I get to do it.’”（布朗特说，她很感激这次机会——她凭借技巧和决心赢得了机会。“我要实现梦想，”她说。“我环顾四周，我不敢相信我能做到。”）可知，本文通过Blount的故事告诉我们每个人都能抓住机会实现梦想。故选D项。
【答案】28 A 29. D 30. D 31. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了美国出生率在不同时期的变化。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“But over the years birth rate(比率) fell. Families began to have fewer and fewer children.（但多年来出生率下降了。家庭开始有越来越少的孩子）”以及第三段“Things changed after World War Two. Suddenly, it seemed like every family started having babies.（二战后，情况发生了变化。突然间，似乎每个家庭都开始生孩子了）”可知，美国的出生率先跌后升。故选A。
【29题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第四段划线词后文“would buy land, then clear it, level it and build houses on it. Young families would buy the houses with money that they borrowed from local banks.（会买下土地，然后将其清理、夷平，然后在上面盖房子。年轻的家庭会用从当地银行贷款的钱来买房子）”可猜测，这里的a developer指的是开发商，即建造和出售房屋赚钱的人。故选D。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“Families moving in found that their new friends were happy to help them get started. When little Bobby outgrew his clothes, his mother gave them to little Billy across the street. People felt safe enough to leave their doors unlocked.（搬来的家庭发现他们的新朋友很乐意帮助他们开始新生活。当小波比的衣服穿不上时，他的妈妈把它们给了街对面的小比利。人们感到足够安全，不锁门）”可推断，新郊区的生活很和谐。故选D。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“And it wasn’t just two-wheeled transportation that experienced an increase after the war.（二战后，不仅仅只有两轮交通工具在增加）”可推断，最后一段之后可能会讨论汽车生产和销售的增长。故选A。
【答案】32. B 33. D 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【分析】本文为一篇说明文。文章介绍了澳大利亚墨尔本的中心地带的一个叫“The Greenhouse”的“零浪费”的未来之家生态样板房，设计者介绍了设计的原理、方法和效果，以及未来愿景。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Made totally from organic materials and run on renewable energy, the building, known as “The Greenhouse,” is completely zero waste.（该建筑完全由有机材料制成，使用可再生能源，被称为“温室”，是完全零浪费的。）”及第二段第一句“The greenhouse is inspired by nature—it’s an ecosystem where nothing is wasted,（温室的灵感来自大自然——这是一个没有浪费的生态系统）” 可知，两处都出现了“零浪费”，故选B项。
【33题详解】
词句猜测题。根据后半句“with the roof as the foundation, loaded with 35 tons of soil.(屋顶是地基，装了35吨土)”可知，这个房子设计在屋顶上，在屋顶上铺上土层。下一句“That helps hold the building in place, he says, and provides fertile ground for plants—more than 200 plant species grow on the roof terrace(平台), as well as insects, snails, fish and chickens.(这个设计帮助保持建筑的地方，他说，为植物提供肥沃的土壤，200多种植物种植在屋顶平台上，以及昆虫、蜗牛、鱼和鸡)”可知，不在地面养殖动植物，反而上了屋顶，这个设计翻转了以往的安排。故选D项。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Through the Greenhouse project, Bakker wanted to prove that he could feed a family with his self-supporting house design.‘I think we’ve proved that it’s actually much more productive than even I had imagined,’ he says. ‘We’ve gathered 35 kilos of potatoes from a square meter.’(通过温室项目，Bakker想要证明他可以用自己的自给自足的房子设计来养活一个家庭。他说:‘我认为我们已经证明，它实际上比我想象的更有成效。我们从一平方米的土地上收获了35公斤土豆’)”可知，土豆产量很不错，这种自给自足的房子设计很有成效。故选A项。
【35题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“In the heart of Melbourne, Australia, lies a three-story model house, which could be the home of the future. Made totally from organic materials and run on renewable energy, the building, known as “The Greenhouse,” is completely zero waste. It was designed by zero waste advocate Joost Bakker, as part of his Future Food System housing experiment.(在澳大利亚墨尔本的中心，有一座三层的样板房，它可能是未来的家。该建筑完全由有机材料制成，使用可再生能源，被称为“温室”，是完全零浪费的。它是由零浪费倡导者Joost Bakker设计的，作为他的未来食品系统住房实验的一部分)”可知，文章介绍了一款叫“The Greenhouse”的未来家园的设计。故选D项。
四川省眉山市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题
21. B 22. C 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. B
31. C 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. A
四川省眉山市2019-2020学年高二上学期期末英语试题
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. D 29. A 30. B
31. C 32. D 33. B 34. B 35. A
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四川省眉山市2021-2022学年高二上学期期末英语试题
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
A gap year is a year between leaving school and starting university. The excitement of taking a gap year is that you can design it so that you get the most out of it. Whether you want to explore new parts of the world, to learn a new skill, to volunteer or to earn money abroad, Oyster has plenty of gap year programs for you to choose from. An Oyster gap year is surely to be exciting, adventurous and very rewarding.
1-52 WEEKS
Horsemanship course with paid work
AUSTRALIA
This is a unique experience with horses found nowhere else. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for those crazy about horses. Receive a high level of teaching from our very experienced team, who will set you up with a professional, paid job in the Australian horse industry.
1-4 WEEKS
Diving to fight plastic pollution in Barcelona
SPAIN
Help clean up our oceans and learn to dive on a beautiful beach in Barcelona. Spend your days searching for plastic waste and old fishing nets, analyse your ‘catch’, and then wave goodbye as it makes its way off for recycling.
2-3 WEEKS
Online volunteering with elephants in Sri Lanka
SRI LANKA
Supporting a much-admired protection charity in Sri Lanka, you will be working from home to help it continue its essential protection efforts. Travel virtually(虚拟地) to the faraway wilderness, help with wildlife protection, and develop your skills with the most flexibility.
1-12 WEEKS
Food waste reduction volunteering in Portugal
PORTUGAL
A shocking 33% of food that is produced worldwide each year goes to waste. This project aims to deal with food waste by collecting unused food from supermarkets and restaurants—and giving it away to some of the poorest people within Lisbon
21. Whom are Oyster’s gap year programs mainly aimed at
A. Teachers. B. Workers. C. Students. D. Businessmen.
22. Which place best suits people who care about environmental problems
A. AUSTRALIA. B. SRI LANKA.
C. SPAIN. D. PORTUGAL.
23. What is the biggest advantage of Online volunteering with elephants in Sri Lanka
A. It is adventurous B. It is flexible
C. It is exciting D. It is faraway.
B
College wasn’t in the cards for Blount when she graduated from high school in 1976. Her parents encouraged her to take some training courses and become an X-ray technician (技师), saying it would be a steady career. They were right, she said, though she felt she would have made a good P. E. teacher, too. But before she decided to become an X-ray tech, she discussed the possibility of college with a adviser, who suggested Reinhardt University in Georgia. “Reinhardt was always in the back of my mind.” she said.
At age 33 Blount met her husband, Ben. He loved golf, so she picked it up as a hobby. But Blount soon became addicted to the game. Golf became part of her weekly routine.
Years later, her husband and her father died within a few months. She moved to Colorado to teach skiing full-time. But she found herself aimless and a little bit lost. Then one day, she came across a yearbook from Reinhardt University-another sign “calling to Reinhardt,” she said. Meanwhile, her golf game was getting boring. She asked a young caddie(球童) at her club where he played. Reinhardt University, he told her. “There it is again,” Blount thought.
The idea of starting school at 62 was challenging. But “the golf was calling,” she said, so after meeting with a Reinhardt coach and showing off her skills, she devoted herself to starting over as a college freshman.
She’s been with the team now for a year. Blount said she’s just grateful for the opportunity-one she earned with skill and determination. “I’m getting to live the dream,” she said. “I look around here and I can’t believe I get to do it.”
24. What does the underlined clause “College wasn’t in the cards for Blount” in Paragraph 1 probably mean
A. Blount wasn’t willing to go to college
B. Blount wasn’t old enough to go to college.
C. Blount wasn’t likely to go to college.
D. Blount wasn’t hard-working enough to go to college.
25. What can we learn about Blount after both her husband and her dad died
A. She moved back to her mom’s. B. She felt her life having no direction.
C. She made friends with a caddie. D. She received a call from Reinhardt
26. What is Blount now
A. A. P. E. teacher B. A college athlete.
C. A skiing coach. D. An X-ray tech.
27. What message does the author seem to communicate in the text
A. Sport is necessary for people’s health.
B. Teenagers had better follow their parents’ advice.
C. People need to recover from the loss of loved ones.
D. Everyone can seize the chance to realize his dream.
C
In the early years of America, the average mother had eight to ten children. Living conditions were hard. Many children died at an early age. Families needed a lot of help on the farm. So it was good to have many children.
But over the years birth rate(比率) fell. Families began to have fewer and fewer children. By 1900, the average woman had only three or four children. In 1936, during the Great Depression, the average American mother gave birth to only two children.
Things changed after World War Two. Suddenly, it seemed like every family started having babies. Parents were hopeful about the future. People felt the need for a family and security after the long, difficult years of the war. From 1950 to 1960, the number of children between the ages of five and 14 increased by more than ten million.
Many of the new parents moved to homes in the new suburbs. Usually a developer would buy land, then clear it, level it and build houses on it. Young families would buy the houses with money that they borrowed from local banks.
Life there was different. Families moving in found that their new friends were happy to help them get started. When little Bobby outgrew his clothes, his mother gave them to little Billy across the street. People felt safe enough to leave their doors unlocked.
Parents did everything they could to make life good for their children. Between 1950 and 1960, the number of boys playing on baseball teams increased from less than one million to almost six million. The number of Girl Scouts(童子军) increased by two million.
Bicycle sales doubled. And it wasn’t just two-wheeled transportation that experienced an increase after the war.
28. How did the birth rate change in America according to the passage
A. It first fell and then rose. B. It first rose and then fell.
C. It rose slowly all the time. D. It remained the same.
29. What does “a developer” in Paragraph 4 refer to
A. A person who works in the local banks.
B. A person who moves from cities to the suburbs.
C. A person who designs and creates new products.
D. A person who builds and sells houses to make money.
30. Which of the following best describes life in the new suburbs
A. Stressful. B. Simple. C. Easy. D. Harmonious.
31. What will probably be talked about following the last paragraph
A. The increase in car production and sales.
B. The improvement in children’s education.
C. The changes in American population.
D. The flow of the suburban population.
D
In the heart of Melbourne, Australia, lies a three-story model house, which could be the home of the future. Made totally from organic materials and run on renewable energy, the building, known as “The Greenhouse,” is completely zero waste. It was designedby zero waste advocate Joost Bakker, as part of his Future Food System housing experiment.
“The greenhouse is inspired by nature—it’s an ecosystem where nothing is wasted,” Bakker says. Organic waste is fed into a biodigester where it ferments(发酵) and is turned into gas for cooking or fertilizer for plants; rainwater is collected and used for irrigation and an aquaponics(共生) system.
The design of the house is topsy-turvy, says Bakker, with the roof as the foundation, loaded with 35 tons of soil. That helps hold the building in place, he says, and provides fertile ground for plants—more than 200 plant species grow on the roof terrace(平台), as well as insects, snails, fish and chickens.
Through the Greenhouse project, Bakker wanted to prove that he could feed a family with his self-supporting house design. “I think we’ve proved that it’s actually much more productive than even I had imagined,” he says. “We’ve gathered 35 kilos of potatoes from a square meter.”
He hopes the example will offer a blueprint to future homes and a practicable alternative to the current food system, which is responsible for more than a third of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Creating a circular system could also help to really reduce food waste, of which there is 1. 3 billion tons a year, costing the global economy 940 billion.
32. What is the biggest selling points of the “The Greenhouse”
A. It lies in the city center. B. It generates no waste.
C. It has a reasonable price. D. It was designed by Bakker.
33 What does the underlined word “topsy-turvy” in Paragraph 3 mean
A. Here and there. B. Inside out.
C. Up and down. D. Upside down
34. Why did Bakker mention “35 kilos of potatoes” in Paragraph 4
A. To prove the design fruitful. B. To show off his planting skills.
C. To make his crop known. D. To treat us to potatoes.
35. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. The effect of “The Greenhouse”
B. The popularity of “The Greenhouse”
C. Joost Bakker, the designer of “The Greenhouse”
D. The home of the future, “The Green house”
四川省眉山市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Chicago Botanic Garden
Events
Midwest Fruit Explorers
March 31-April 10, 1-4 pm
The Midwest Fruit Explorers presents this hands-on workshop with step-by-step instructions on how to grow fruit trees.
Midwest Daffodil Society Show
April 22-28, 10 am-4:30 pm
The Midwest Daffodil Society Show features hundreds of daffodils on display that will be judged by the society. The show includes floral(花卉的) design and photography competitions.
Ikebana International Show
May 11-19, 9 am-3: 30 pm (Saturday & Sunday only)
The Ikebana International Society presents an exhibition of traditional Japanese flower arranging.
Gardeners of the North Shore Show & Sale
The Gardeners of the North Shore host this annual show.
June 27-30, 9 am-4:30 pm
This show includes a judged exhibition with more than 500 entries of anything a home gardener can grow, including flowers, vegetables, herbs, and houseplants.
Service animals
Service animals are welcome. No pets please.
Electronic Convenience Vehicles(ECVs)
They are available for rent in the Visitor Center on an unreserved, first-come-first-served basis. The following fees apply: members: $15, 1 nonmembers $20. ECVs will not be rented for indoor use.
Wheelchairs
Wheelchairs are available free at the Information Desk in the Visitor Center.
Daily Hours: 8 am-7 pm
Garden View Cafe: 8 am-4 pm
Garden Shop: 10 am-4 pm
21. What can you do at Midwest Fruit Explorers
A. Design flower patterns.
B. Learn about fruit tree planting.
C. Take part in its photography competition.
D. Buy some fruit at a good price.
22. At which show can you enjoy traditional Japanese flowers
A. Midwest Fruit Explorers.
B. Midwest Daffodil Society Show.
C. Ikebana International Show.
D. Gardeners of the North Shore Show Sale.
23. What service can visitors enjoy in the garden
A. They can rent ECVs for indoor use.
B. They can visit the garden with their pets.
C. They can have free coffee from 8 am to 4 pm.
D. They can use free wheelchairs if they need to.
B
I was born with bad eyesight. At high school I couldn’t read the blackboard. By the time I got to the university of Bath to study Chemistry it had got to the point where I couldn’t really see images at all, only the difference between light and dark. And a few years later, once I was in the first year of my PhD, I was almost completely blind.
But climbing is my great passion. I started climbing when I was young. My dad taught me everything about climbing. When I was 11, I led my first climbing route outside. People are usually amazed when they discover that not only do I climb, but I also lead climbs.
At university I joined the Mountaineering Club and was able to climb much more frequently. We had regular trips to indoor walls and weekends away outdoors. I developed a great circle of climbing friends and went on several trips to Europe. After these I started Alpine climbing and ice climbing, too.
When my sight dropped to a level where I could no longer read, I thought I might have to give up leading. But I never thought I would stop climbing. I just learnt to adapt with the support of my friends.
People often ask me, “Why rock climbing It doesn’t seem like a good activity for a blind person.”
But when I think about the danger, crossing the road is far more dangerous, and also, it’s something where I’m not in control.
It’s quite possible that I wouldn’t be such a good climber if I weren’t blind. If I didn’t have these challenges, it wouldn’t focus me. That determination is built through my disability.
When I reach the top of a climb, I don’t get to appreciate the view, but the feeling of achievement is extremely good.
Climbing is a way to prove my way of thinking in life — which is that I’m not disabled, I’ m blind and able.
24. When the author went to university, he .
A. couldn’t read the blackboard B. couldn’t figure out light and dark
C. nearly couldn’t see images D. was almost blind
25. What did the author do when he couldn’t read
A. He thought about quitting climbing.
B. He learnt to adapt with others’ help.
C. He continued leading climbs.
D. He went on several trips to Europe.
26. What can we learn from the passage
A. The author started climbing at the age of 11.
B. The author began ice climbing when he got his PhD.
C. The author is afraid of crossing the road.
D. The author views blindness in a positive way.
27. Which can best express the main idea of this passage
A. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
B. All things are difficult before they are easy.
C. Actions speak louder than words.
D. The eye is blind if the mind is absent.
C
When homework and tests keep you up late at night, you may plan to make up for your lost sleep during the weekends. But is it useful
A study published in the journal Current Biology shows that the habit of sleeping in on weekends doesn’t fix the damage that has been done by a lack of sleep during the week. Even worse, it may damage your health.
In the study, which was conducted over 10 days, 36 healthy young men and women with different sleep requirements were divided into three groups. The first group were asked to sleep nine hours a night and the second group five hours a night. The members of the third group slept for five hours on weekdays but rested as long as they wanted on the weekend.
The researchers found that people who lacked sleep ate more snacks and gained weight quickly. However, this wasn’t the case for the first group.
That could be partially due to the shifting of the biological clock and changes to certain body hormones, especially hunger hormones. In order to catch up on their sleep during weekends, people in the third group would eat later as a habit. So their biological clocks shifted, which also changed the production of hunger hormones.
“The hormone leptin(瘦素) decreases appetite(胃口), while the hormone ghrelin(饿素) increases appetite,” explained US researcher Vsevolod Polotsky. “Sleep shortage causes leptin to drop and ghrelin to rise, so you’re hungry and eat more.”
And even if they tried to sleep for as long as they wanted to during weekends, according to researchers, it was still not enough because they found it difficult to fall asleep.
Moreover, short and insufficient sleep schedules will lead to an inability to change blood sugar and increase the risk of metabolic(新陈代谢) disease in the long term.
28. Which of the following is true about the study
A. Participants were divided into two groups.
B. Researchers studied 36 children and adults.
C. It lasted for more than two weeks.
D. Each group follow different sleep requirements.
29. What does the underlined word “shifting” in Paragraph 5 probably mean
A. increasing B. lacking C. changing D. shortening
30. Why may people without enough sleep eat more
A. They need to create more energy.
B. There is less leptin in their bodies.
C. They have a lower blood sugar.
D. Their bodies produce less hormones.
31. What can be a suitable title for this passage
A. Appetite Affects our Sleep Quality
B. Sleeping in Causes Weight Loss
C. Catching up on Sleep Harms Our Body
D. Men and Women Sleep Differently
D
In the distant past, our ancestors relied on stars to guide them on a clear night. Today, we have navigational(导航的)systems to help us find our way, the latest of which is the Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS).
The BDS is entirely built by Chinese engineers. With the launch of the last satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on June 23, the global network of 59 satellites has been completed. On July 31, Beidou started providing services covering our whole planet.
It’s difficult to imagine the great influence those satellites have on our daily lives. When you unlock one of Hellobike’s bicycles, you are using the BDS. “The intelligent lock on each bike receives Beidou satellite signals and sends positioning information to the data center which will help collect big data on the bikes and predict users’ riding needs in advance according to the data,” Chu Yiqun, a manager of Hellobike mentioned. Users can also find shared bikes more accurately(精确地) thanks to Beidou’s global positioning accuracy of 2.34 meters.
Beidou adopts a unique two-way communication system, including its ability to receive messages sent by people from areas with poor communication signals. Obviously this function isn’t designed for users to chat online. Instead, it plays a role when disasters occur and communications are blocked.
After the Wenchuan Earthquake in 2008, all ground-based communication facilities were interrupted. Though the first generation of Beidou could only send 120 characters in a single message at that time, communication between affected areas and rescue(救援) centers was successful. Now, Beidou’s messaging ability has been increased to 1, 200 Chinese characters in a single message. It is widely used in disaster alarms, automatic identification and information release.
As Sun Jiadong, former chief designer of the BDS said: “The application(应用) of Beidou is only limited by imagination.”
32. What can we learn about the BDS from the passage
A. It was developed by Chinese and American engineers.
B. It works better on clear nights.
C. Its last satellite was launched on July 31.
D. It’s able to provide global coverage for navigation.
33. Why does the author mention Hellobike in Paragraph 3
A. To stress the excellent positioning ability of the BDS.
B. To show how the BDS makes people’s daily lives easier.
C. To present the advantages and disadvantages of the BDS.
D. To explain how the BDS works.
34. What is Beidou’s two-way communication system designed for
A. To help people when communication signals are poor.
B. To make users’ daily communication more fun.
C. To allow users to chat online more freely.
D. To collect data from users for the data center.
35. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean
A. Beidou may be more helpful than we know.
B. Beidou inspires users’ imagination.
C. Beidou needs to be further improved.
D. Beidou is limited in application.
四川省眉山市2019-2020学年高二上学期期末英语试题
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和 D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Tutors Wanted: Math/ Science/Humanities +Test Prep
Job Posted: 2 days ago Wage: $27-30 per hour Job Type: Part time Schedule: Afternoons, evenings, weekdays, weekends Job Description:
We’re looking for tutors to join us before the next school year starts.
Our ideal candidate (候选人) will be able to assist middle and high school students with test preparation and academic work in math, science and or humanities.
We’ll pay for your training before this fall and can also offer flexible summer tutoring opportunities .
Once our fall semester starts on August 21, we’ll have even higher demand for tutoring sessions on Sundays from 12－8 pm as well as from 3－9 pm Monday－Thursday.
What we offer:
Flexible scheduling. Tutors work from 15 to 30+hours per week depending on availability and student demand.
Free Sunday dinners during the academic year.
Health insurance reimbursement(报销) for staff working over 30 hours per week.
We are five minutes’ walking distance from the Menlo Park Caltrain station.
Applicants must:
Be able to show mastery of the subjects they tutor.
Be willing to tutor students through the full academic year.
Application instructions:
Email us your resume.
Tell us why you want to join Academic trainers and describe your experience of tutoring students (if you have any).
Tell us which of the subjects you are able to tutor—Mathematics, Sciences, Humanities, or Foreign Language.
21. Which period of time needs the most tutors during the academic year
A. Sunday afternoons and evenings. B. Weekday mornings.
C. Friday afternoons and evenings. D. Saturday and Sunday mornings.
22. A tutor who works more than 30 hours per week can enjoy _________.
A. free job training while working
B. free lunches and dinners during the academic year
C. health insurance reimbursement
D. a house near Menlo Park Caltratrain station
23. According to the text, the ideal candidate _________.
A. will work every evening throughout the academic year
B. is good at one of the academic subjects mentioned
C. has the opportunity to become a full-time tutor
D. must have previous tutoring experience
B
Scientific research depends on far-sighted people who can think outside the box. Such research is key to our understanding of the universe, the development of physical science, and our ability to enjoy world-changing technology products.
One such far-sighted people is John B. Goodenough, now 97, who developed the lithium-ion battery (锂离子电池) in the 1970s. Now, decades after his important breakthrough, Goodenough enters history as the winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry of 2019. He shares the award with Akira Yoshino, 71, and M Stanley Whittingham, 77, who co-created the battery with Goodenough at the University of Oxford.
“Through their work, they have created the right conditions for wireless and fossil fuel-free society, and brought the greatest benefit to humankind,” said the Nobel Foundation.
Yet despite this rechargeable battery benefiting billions of people around the world every day, we too often take science for granted.
Indeed, the Nobel Committee — and even Goodenough himself — hadn’t seemed to appreciate the impact his research would have on future generation. “At the time we developed the battery, it was just something to do,” Goodenough told the Times Newspaper earlier this year. “I didn’t know what electrical engineers would do with the battery. I really didn’t anticipate cellphones, camera and everything else.”
As many have agreed — and Goodenough shows — the science of today is the technology of tomorrow. Goodenough’s invention is evidence of imagination being put to work for the greater good. For that, his research is good enough at last.
24. Why does Goodenough enter history
A. Because he is the oldest man in the world.
B. Because he is a famous scientist.
C. Because he has won the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
D. Because he worked with other scientists.
25. The underlined word “anticipate” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _________.
A. show B. instruct C. expect D. invent
26. What can we learn from the text
A. Goodenough’s invention has benefited human beings a lot.
B. Most people don’t take science for granted.
C. Goodenough discovered the lithium-ion battery in the1970s.
D. The Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2019 is awarded to Goodenough alone.
27. What would this passage most probably be
A. story. B. An advertisement. C. A biography. D. A news report.
C
In this digital age, people measure their popularity by the number of likes and followers they get on social media. But as it turns out, people are happiest when their friends are high quality — not high quantity.
Scientists from the University of Leeds, UK, studied data from two online surveys of nearly 1,500 people. Those who took the survey gave details about their age, social interactions, and how satisfied they were with their social lives. The researchers found that those who had a small number of close friends generally tended to be happier than those who had a large number of superficial (关系浅表的) friends.
“Loneliness has less to do with the number of friends you have, and more to do with how you feel about your friends,” said Wandi Bruine de Bruin, one of the researchers.
Bruine de Bruin found that older people tended to have smaller social circles than young people, but the people in these circles tended to be closer to them.
Younger people, on the other hand, tended to have bigger circles that were made up of “peripheral (次要的) others” — people who are not true friends, but just people they know. These people had no influence on the happiness of the younger surveyed.
The results of the study show that the prejudice society has about old people being sad and lonely might not be accurate.
“The research shows that older adults’ smaller networks didn’t undermine (破坏) social satisfaction and well-being. In fact, older adults tend to report better well-being than younger adults,” said Bruine de Bruin.
28. According to the study, people are likely to be happier when they .
A. have a lot of followers on social media
B. are satisfied with their work and lives
C. make friends with people who are older
D. have a small circle of people who understand them well
29. What do we know from Paragraphs 4 and 5
A. Older people’s friends seem to be of higher quality.
B. Young people don't need to make peripheral friends.
C. Older people's happiness has nothing to do with their friends.
D. Both old and young people find it hard to make close friends.
30. Which word might Bruine de Bruin use to describe older adults
A. Superficial. B. Happy.
C. Lonely. D. Sad.
31. What is the main topic of the passage
A. Different types of friends.
B. Changes in people's happiness levels.
C. The relationship between happiness and number of friends.
D. Interactions between old and young people.
D
The world’s top automakers are increasingly offering more electric vehicle models. This growth is expected to continue, with more people choosing to hit the road with clean-running electric cars.
Environmentalists have praised the automakers for taking major steps to limit harmful pollutants linked to worldwide climate change. But electric vehicles are also known for not producing another kind of pollution — noise. They run on batteries instead of fuel, and can operate in silence.
While many people might consider this a good thing, quiet cars can also cause problems. The main danger is that people around electric vehicles face a greater risk of being hit if they cannot hear the cars coming.
Governments in the United States and Europe have recognized this problem. So, they have set requirements for manufacturers to add warning sounds to electric vehicles.
The U.S.Department of Transportation finalized its rules a year ago. The rules require electric and hybrid (混和能源) vehicles to be equipped with some warning sounds when moving at speeds up to 30 kilometers per hour. The rules are aimed at preventing injuries among people walking or riding bicycles and to protect the blind.
So what kinds of sounds can we expect to hear from the next generation of electric vehicles One of the easiest solutions would be for carmakers to reproduce the sound a traditional car running on fuel. But many industry officials believe this would be a mistake. They say this would not support the electric vehicle’s true identity.
Frank Welsch, the head of technical development at Volkswagen, said that finding the perfect sound mix is not an easy process. He said. “It cannot be too annoying. It cannot sound like anything we had in the past.”
An official from Mercedes-Benz said the sound was designed to provide a safe warning without annoying passengers inside the vehicle. He said the goal was to create a car that remains completely quiet inside.
It might seem strange to think that part of our automotive future is currently being developed in the same kinds of recording studios used by musicians. But that is exactly what is happening.
32. What’s the main advantages of the electric cars over the traditional cars
A. Fast and clean.
B. Smart and modern.
C. Inexpensive and fashionable.
D. Limited pollution and no noise.
33. What’s the author’s purpose to write the first two paragraphs
A. To provide some facts about electric cars.
B. To introduce the topic of the passage.
C. To list the advantages of automobiles.
D. To stress the importance of saving energy.
34. Sounds are added to electric cars to _________.
A. limit pollutants
B. prevent injuries
C. increase sales
D. make cars smarter
35. What would be the best title for the passage
A. Electric Cars Need Creative Sounds to Replace Engine Noise.
B. Electric Car Sounds Promote Sales to a Large Degree.
C. Recording Studios Will Create Sounds for All Electric cars.
D. Governments Call on People to Design Electric Car Sounds.
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四川省眉山市2021-2022学年高二上学期期末英语试题
【答案】21. C 22. C 23. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了Oyster在间隔年所提供的一些项目。
【21题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“A gap year is a year between leaving school and starting university.(间隔年是指离开高中和进入大学之间的一年)”可知，间隔年是为高中毕业生所设计的。再结合下文“Whether you want to explore new parts of the world, to learn a new skill, to volunteer or to earn money abroad, Oyster has plenty of gap year programs for you to choose from.(无论你是想探索世界的新地方、学习一项新技能、做志愿者还是在国外赚钱，Oyster都有大量的间隔年项目供你选择)”可知，Oyster是在间歇年提供项目的。由此推知，Oyster主要受众群体是高中毕业生。故选C。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据SPAIN段落中“Help clean up our oceans and learn to dive on a beautiful beach in Barcelona. Spend your days searching for plastic waste and old fishing nets, analyse your ‘catch’, and then wave goodbye as it makes its way off for recycling.(帮助清理我们的海洋，在巴塞罗那美丽的海滩上学习潜水。把你的时间花在寻找塑料垃圾和旧渔网上，分析你的“捕获物”，然后挥手告别，它将被回收利用)”可知，在西班牙巴塞罗那的活动是在学习潜水的同时，还打捞海洋垃圾，即进行环保活动。故选C。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据SRI LANKA段落中“Travel virtually to the faraway wilderness, help with wildlife protection, and develop your skills with the most flexibility.(虚拟去遥远的荒野旅行，帮助保护野生动物，并以最灵活的方式发展你的技能)”可知，在SRI LANKA的行程中最大的优点就是其灵活性。故选B。
【答案】24. C 25. B 26. B 27. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。主要通过Blount的故事告诉我们每个人都能抓住机会实现梦想。
【24题详解】
词义猜测题。由第一段“Her parents encouraged her to take some training courses and become an X-ray technician (技师), saying it would be a steady career.”（她的父母鼓励她参加一些培训课程，成为一名X光技师，称这将是一个稳定的职业）可知，Blount父母不鼓励她上大学。由此可知，划线句子意为：她不太可能上大学。故选C项。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。由第三段“But she found herself aimless and a little bit lost.”（但她发现自己漫无目的，有些迷茫）可知，丈夫和父亲都死后她的生活失去了方向。故选B项。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。由第四段“so after meeting with a Reinhardt coach and showing off her skills, she devoted herself to starting over as a college freshman.”（因此，在与莱因哈特教练会面并展示了自己的技能后，她全身心地投入到大学新生的生活中）和第五段的“She’s been with the team now for a year.（她已经加入球队一年了）”可知，她上了理想的大学，成为了大学里的一名运动员。故选B项。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。由尾段“Blount said she’s just grateful for the opportunity-one she earned with skill and determination. ‘I’m getting to live the dream,’ she said. ‘I look around here and I can’t believe I get to do it.’”（布朗特说，她很感激这次机会——她凭借技巧和决心赢得了机会。“我要实现梦想，”她说。“我环顾四周，我不敢相信我能做到。”）可知，本文通过Blount的故事告诉我们每个人都能抓住机会实现梦想。故选D项。
【答案】28 A 29. D 30. D 31. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了美国出生率在不同时期的变化。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“But over the years birth rate(比率) fell. Families began to have fewer and fewer children.（但多年来出生率下降了。家庭开始有越来越少的孩子）”以及第三段“Things changed after World War Two. Suddenly, it seemed like every family started having babies.（二战后，情况发生了变化。突然间，似乎每个家庭都开始生孩子了）”可知，美国的出生率先跌后升。故选A。
【29题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第四段划线词后文“would buy land, then clear it, level it and build houses on it. Young families would buy the houses with money that they borrowed from local banks.（会买下土地，然后将其清理、夷平，然后在上面盖房子。年轻的家庭会用从当地银行贷款的钱来买房子）”可猜测，这里的a developer指的是开发商，即建造和出售房屋赚钱的人。故选D。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“Families moving in found that their new friends were happy to help them get started. When little Bobby outgrew his clothes, his mother gave them to little Billy across the street. People felt safe enough to leave their doors unlocked.（搬来的家庭发现他们的新朋友很乐意帮助他们开始新生活。当小波比的衣服穿不上时，他的妈妈把它们给了街对面的小比利。人们感到足够安全，不锁门）”可推断，新郊区的生活很和谐。故选D。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“And it wasn’t just two-wheeled transportation that experienced an increase after the war.（二战后，不仅仅只有两轮交通工具在增加）”可推断，最后一段之后可能会讨论汽车生产和销售的增长。故选A。
【答案】32. B 33. D 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【分析】本文为一篇说明文。文章介绍了澳大利亚墨尔本的中心地带的一个叫“The Greenhouse”的“零浪费”的未来之家生态样板房，设计者介绍了设计的原理、方法和效果，以及未来愿景。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Made totally from organic materials and run on renewable energy, the building, known as “The Greenhouse,” is completely zero waste.（该建筑完全由有机材料制成，使用可再生能源，被称为“温室”，是完全零浪费的。）”及第二段第一句“The greenhouse is inspired by nature—it’s an ecosystem where nothing is wasted,（温室的灵感来自大自然——这是一个没有浪费的生态系统）” 可知，两处都出现了“零浪费”，故选B项。
【33题详解】
词句猜测题。根据后半句“with the roof as the foundation, loaded with 35 tons of soil.(屋顶是地基，装了35吨土)”可知，这个房子设计在屋顶上，在屋顶上铺上土层。下一句“That helps hold the building in place, he says, and provides fertile ground for plants—more than 200 plant species grow on the roof terrace(平台), as well as insects, snails, fish and chickens.(这个设计帮助保持建筑的地方，他说，为植物提供肥沃的土壤，200多种植物种植在屋顶平台上，以及昆虫、蜗牛、鱼和鸡)”可知，不在地面养殖动植物，反而上了屋顶，这个设计翻转了以往的安排。故选D项。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Through the Greenhouse project, Bakker wanted to prove that he could feed a family with his self-supporting house design.‘I think we’ve proved that it’s actually much more productive than even I had imagined,’ he says. ‘We’ve gathered 35 kilos of potatoes from a square meter.’(通过温室项目，Bakker想要证明他可以用自己的自给自足的房子设计来养活一个家庭。他说:‘我认为我们已经证明，它实际上比我想象的更有成效。我们从一平方米的土地上收获了35公斤土豆’)”可知，土豆产量很不错，这种自给自足的房子设计很有成效。故选A项。
【35题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“In the heart of Melbourne, Australia, lies a three-story model house, which could be the home of the future. Made totally from organic materials and run on renewable energy, the building, known as “The Greenhouse,” is completely zero waste. It was designed by zero waste advocate Joost Bakker, as part of his Future Food System housing experiment.(在澳大利亚墨尔本的中心，有一座三层的样板房，它可能是未来的家。该建筑完全由有机材料制成，使用可再生能源，被称为“温室”，是完全零浪费的。它是由零浪费倡导者Joost Bakker设计的，作为他的未来食品系统住房实验的一部分)”可知，文章介绍了一款叫“The Greenhouse”的未来家园的设计。故选D项。
四川省眉山市2020-2021学年高二上学期期末英语试题
21. B 22. C 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. B
31. C 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. A
四川省眉山市2019-2020学年高二上学期期末英语试题
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. D 29. A 30. B
31. C 32. D 33. B 34. B 35. A